Isao Ijima

Isao Ijima
飯島魁
BornJuly 24, 1861
DiedMarch 14, 1921(1921-03-14) (aged 59)
Alma materImperial University, Tokyo
Occupations
EmployerTokyo Imperial University
Known forFounder of Parasitology
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ijima.

Isao Ijima (飯島魁, Iijma Isao, July 24, 1861 – March 14, 1921) was a Japanese zoologist known for his studies of sponges (Porifera) — including his circumscription of the genus Staurocalyptus — leeches (Hirudinea), flatworms (Turbellaria), birds, and fish.[1][2] Professor of Zoology at Tokyo Imperial University, he is considered the founder of parasitology in Japan and was the first President of the Ornithological Society of Japan.[1] Taxa named in his honour include Ijima's sea snake[3] and Ijima's leaf warbler.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Yoshida, Sadao (1924). "Isao Ijima: The Father of Parasitology in Japan (With Potrait Plate)". The Journal of Parasitology. 10 (3). The American Society of Parasitologists, Allen Press: 165–167. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3270877.
  2. ^ 日本鳥学会100年の歴史 [The 100-Year History of The Ornithological Society of Japan] (PDF). Japanese Journal of Ornithology (in Japanese). 61: 9 ff. 2012.
  3. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ijima, p. 129).
  4. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-0573-4. 624 pp. (Ijima, pp. 274–275).
  5. ^ "Wildlife of Miyakejima Island｜Natural parks in Tokyo". 東京都環境局. Retrieved October 9, 2021.